THE WHEAT CROP IN INDIA.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2257, 18 October 1889, Page 2

THE WHEAT CROP IN INDIA.

The Indhn Revenue aud Agricultural Department has published the final report on the wheat erf p of the several pr.iviooeß of India. The estimated total out-turn ie 6 5.10.979 tons, whioh la equivalent to 29,643 482 quarters of 4921 b, the weight at *hioh Indian wheat is Bold m England. Thiis quantity comparfs with a four years' average production of 7.205,600 tons, or 31 805,628 quarters ; and with last year's crop of 7,148,628 tons, or 32,546,600 quarters Thus tha new crop ia over 3,000 000 quarters lees than the average, and not far from the same quantity below last year 1 * out tun. The area of the crop was 26 3*1,765 aores, as compared with aa acreage of 26.608.000 acres, and with 26,854,882 aores frown last year. The report states that food stocks at the end of 1888 89 were low, m consequence of indifferent harvests m the two previous ye»rs, and large local consumption oauaed by a partial failure of the early crops of the present year. Prices la India are hlgl er than they were a year ago, and this rise, together with the townees of food stocks, will operate against extensive rf^ r o° g ' The Bhl P«»e°t» of wheat In ?«?; B ,L' monote(i t0 881,000 tons, or 4,031,057 quarters, and it ia expected by the Department that they will not exceed that quantity m the ourrent season. With a crop of nearly three mlllloni less to dtiw npop, «ud low stocka, It might be supposed that shipments will be greatly reduoed ; but an advance of prices Id Europe would, no doubt, be a powerful magnet.